bom vs BR, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“bom” is an adjective and “BR” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#96
“bom” frequency rank: #2,004
“BR” frequency rank: 2100
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	bom	BR
Definition	que corresponde plenamente ao que é exigido, desejado ou esperado quanto à sua natureza, adequação, função, eficácia, funcionamento etc. (falando de ser ou coisa)	rodovia de competência federal, da União

Letter map: bom vs BR

Shared letters muted; letters that set bom and BR apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

bom

2 ch

Grammar separator: bom vs BR

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bom is anadjective and BRanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bom is recorded at frequency rank #96, classified as anadj. BR is at rank #2,004, tagged as anoun.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 2100, this pair ranks #73,387 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bom vs BR

Shared letters: b. Private to "bom": mo. Private to "BR": r.

"bom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "BR" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bom" and "BR" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bom" is an adjective and "BR" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "bom" vs "BR" - which ranks higher?

"bom" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #96 in our Portuguese list, against #2,004 for "BR". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

You've compared "bom" and "BR". Here's where to go from here.

Full dictionary entry for "bom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "BR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #73,387 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"bom" and "BR" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "BR vs bué". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,387 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.